tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:59:11 +0000comicsmangaanimationcomic booksamitywebcomicsanimecartoonscute characterscute pigGraphic Novelartcutehow to draw comicshow to make comicsiPhoneiPodsketchesOther StuffPressgraphicnovelhow togifspigtailspotbelliesAmity Blamity (formerly the Pigtails & Potbellies blog). Home of the all new Graphic Novel Series by Mike White. Published by SLG Publishing.http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (^_^)Blogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-7502304534513152122Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:15:00 +00002011-09-29T12:15:34.736-07:00Still early in the character development stage, this strip continues to explore Gretchens style of communication.(click image to view)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/amity-blamity-origins-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-7969034776398179477Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:23:00 +00002011-09-20T11:23:35.154-07:00This is a 2-page spread from book two. I don't think it really spoils anything other than now knowing there's a dinosaur in it...but I think that will be apparent from the cover.  Anyhoo, I like this shot.  Book Two moves a little quicker than Book One with a bit more action :)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/pages-from-book-twospoiler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-5531098536881913007Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:25:00 +00002011-09-16T09:25:52.378-07:00I always knew I didn't want Gretchen to talk but was still experimenting with how to visually show her communicating through writing in her litle notepad.(click image to view)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/amity-blamity-origins-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-4446372569905417298Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:47:00 +00002011-09-13T11:47:33.465-07:00This strip marks the introduction of Chester and the bond between him & Gretchen over Uncle Downey's misgivings.(click image to view) http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/amity-blamity-origins-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8149305307676118051Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:04:00 +00002011-09-08T14:04:39.330-07:00This strip introduces Downey's haven behind the barn.  Inspired by outdoor sofas from Bloom County, the house is based on the house my grandpa built in Newfoundland Canada in 1950 and the barn is modeled after one of two that were adjacent to the house I had while I lived in Nova Scotia.  Both drawn from memory.(click image to enlarge)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/amity-blamity-origins-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-3076063735868831501Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:51:00 +00002011-09-02T07:51:16.620-07:00These 2 kind of go hand-in-hand so I thought I would post them together.(click image to view)(click image to view)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/09/amity-blamity-origins-4-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-5162209548295794281Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:06:00 +00002011-08-31T12:06:07.823-07:00Yup.  Sneezing while peeing (for guys at least) never ends well.  This is also the first appearance of Uncle Downey wearing pants :)(click image to view)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/08/amity-blamity-origins-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-618655317274925266Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:55:00 +00002011-08-30T07:55:00.768-07:00(click on image to enlarge)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/08/amity-blamity-origins-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8503457901968699773Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:02:00 +00002011-08-29T14:03:01.568-07:00So here we go - the first ever comic page featuring the lovable characters Gretchen, Chester, Uncle Downey & Grandma!(click image to enlarge)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/08/amity-blamity-origins-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-6416947142644723596Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:59:00 +00002011-07-25T10:18:00.465-07:00This was my first SDCC ever.  It was very large and intimidating. Quite a spectacle.Here's a shot from one of my signings this weekend at the SLG Booth.L to R : Me, Dan Vado (my publisher) & Jhonen Vasquez (Creator of Invader Zim) All-in-all I had a good time.  Mostly hanging out with the SLG gang, getting cooking tips and hearing stories of past con adventures over homecooked http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/07/sdcc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-3503109878622127792Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:38:00 +00002011-07-12T10:38:44.368-07:00Just finished designing the cover for Book Two. Just waiting on the "ok" from my ol' pal Steve Jobs to add in the iPods and earpbuds :)http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-two-cover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8269433039439187288Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:17:00 +00002011-06-24T12:17:41.999-07:00Here's a concept sketch for page 57 of Book 2.http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/06/potd-sketch-from-book-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8721062368059794709Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:06:00 +00002011-06-03T15:09:12.104-07:00Well it's been a month since visiting the motherland (Canada-eh?) so I figure I'll post a few pics from the trip. This is a great show taken by Ofelia she posted on her Glass of Fashion blog of me and my table helper(and BFF).  Me - I'm sure you know- but you may recognize her from a little TV program called "the Late Show with David Letterman", singing with John Legend :) She should have http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/06/belated-tcaf-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-7753382699710933765Wed, 11 May 2011 15:20:00 +00002011-05-11T08:20:28.704-07:00On my way home from Toronto, I had a 2 hour layover in Vancouver & ended up inking pages of Book 2 while watching the Sharks lose to the Red Wings.  Gotta remember my A B P's ... "Always Be Producing" - more pics from TCAF & the trip soon. http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/05/no-rest-for-wicked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-2088610343404915474Thu, 05 May 2011 14:50:00 +00002011-05-17T10:02:52.732-07:00Here are a few pics from last weekend when I was in Reading for the CGS Supershow. I got to meet  & talk with Chuck from Comic Related website/podcast and he was gracious enough to feature me a few times in their show photos :) Comic Related is a great place to read about all things comics - I highly encourage checking them out!  Above: holding up a Chester & Gretchen as http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/05/pics-from-reading-pa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8201360577437336057Wed, 04 May 2011 07:08:00 +00002011-05-04T00:09:23.142-07:00Check it out!  A national paper in Canada gave me some ink talking about this year's TCAF!I think this is my first time being mentioned in a nationally distributed periodical :)(click image to go to the full interview) http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/05/love-from-canadian-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-2532160514613216790Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:37:00 +00002011-04-19T13:37:07.021-07:00Spent this past weekend at Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland.  Had a great time and got to meet so many cool people interested in the book and my stuff.  Big thanks to everyone who came by - I sold all the books I brought with me, so it looks like people are digging it :) Everyone was super nice an patient while I did a little sketch in the book to personalize each and every copy as my http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/04/pics-from-stumptown-comics-fest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-5558729821916547557Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:15:00 +00002011-04-05T10:16:54.201-07:00Step One: PrototypesStep Two: Mass Production! At Wondercon, Chester proved himself worthy of his own stuffed doll.  In spite of all my efforts, this little piggy seemed to be the real bread winner of the weekend.  By 3pm on Saturday I was completely out of the papercraft Chesters and had lots of inquiries about making "actual toys" of the lovable little guy. So here's our first step. &http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/04/plush-pig-prototype.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-7347358233676308593Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:30:00 +00002011-04-04T14:31:13.656-07:00Kicking  off the Wondercon weekend, we got advance copies of Amity Blamity Book One from  my publisher - SLG Publishing!  They express shipped a bunch of copies from Northern Quebec that arrived just in time for a great party at Mission Comics and Art as well as for Wonderon!Big thanks to everyone who came out to the party and the convention.  I had a great time and was so http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/04/photos-from-pre-release-book-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-4714968391928028523Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:45:00 +00002011-03-24T09:55:03.945-07:00My good friend - and funniest person I know - Curtis made this the other day using the papercraft characters from the Free Downloads section.  It's my first piece of "fan art" and it made me so happy I just had to share! Curtis is a fantastic animator and does a hilarious podcast called the Curtis and Tara Show.  He also does and animated web series called Milo's Video Blog bout http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/03/amity-blamity-animated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-1969844940749918538Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:29:00 +00002011-03-21T10:31:38.505-07:00Big thanks to Callum at Strange Adventures over on the other side of the continent for ordering a whopping 100 copies of Amity Blamity Book One - with the spirit of "we're gonna sell them all!"Cal has got to be one of the best Comic Store owners on the planet - with 3 locations and years of experience under his belt I wouldn't hesitate to vote him in as CEO of Comics - if the comics industry werehttp://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-cheers-for-cal-strange-adventures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-2527015990795220193Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:21:00 +00002011-03-03T09:31:39.932-08:00 Hey gang! A while back I was asked to contribute to an anthology to raise money for www.primaterescue.org called "Panels for Primates."Click on the thumbnails below to check out their site.  There is a lot of great work going on over there by some really talented folks!  Big thanks to Troy Wilson for reaching out and getting me involved.   (click here to http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/03/panels-for-primates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-8352502434096698071Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:36:00 +00002011-02-28T11:36:40.066-08:00Miami Comic Con was a grand old time! The hands-down winner of the show were the sketches below. Original pencil and watercolor sketches that I had in tiny frames.  I sold pretty much  all I had made the first day of the show, and did a bunch of on the spot commission of Gretchen & Chester dressed up as popular superheroes :)General consensus..."Adorable!"Big thanks - high http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/02/miami-update-mike-sells-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-967225872469296161Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:22:00 +00002011-02-24T06:22:00.167-08:00 G&C as Hawkgirl & AquamanG&C as Robin & Poison Ivy  G&C as Rogue & CyclopsG&C as Black Cat & Thorhttp://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-sketches-for-miami.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212449410564693628.post-3167369061690057052Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:05:00 +00002011-02-23T06:05:00.302-08:00Spent most of the day getting ready to head out to Miami this weekend.  Got some promo books ready, organizing my table displays and did some sketches of Gretchen & Chester dressed up as popular superheroes :)  Below are the sketches so far.  I want to add a splash of water color to them, but we'll see how far I get by tomorrow.G&C as Super Girl & Batman  G&http://amityblamity.blogspot.com/2011/02/sketches-for-miami-comic-con.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (^_^)3